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30 07, 2023

Common Deer Hunting Violations and How to Avoid Them

Clay Hanback2023-07-30T10:34:45-04:00July 30th, 2023|Big Deer TV, BigDeer, Deer Hunting, Hunting News, sportsman channel, whitetail deer|Comments Off on Common Deer Hunting Violations and How to Avoid Them

You hunt hard and you play by the rules. As well-intentioned as are, it is easy to get lackadaisical, slip up and inadvertently break a hunting law. Here common violations and how to avoid a game warden’s ticket. Read the Regulations Season dates and bag limits change, the use of bait may be restricted, ever-evolving CWD rules are implemented… Whether you’ve hunted your state for 2 years or 20, it is your responsibility to read the regs from cover to cover and keep up to date with any and all rule changes before each season. If hunters would just do it, 95% of inadvertent violations could be avoided. Carry the Right License Sounds obvious, but license and tag requirements can [...]

14 07, 2023

Pre-Season Tree Stand Safety Check

Clay Hanback2023-07-14T08:36:26-04:00July 14th, 2023|Big Deer TV, BigDeer, Bowhunting, Deer Hunting, sportsman channel, whitetail deer|Comments Off on Pre-Season Tree Stand Safety Check

After last season, did you some tree stands out in the woods? If so, keep these things in mind before you climb up this bow season. Paramount is to thoroughly inspect the straps, chains or cables that connect stand platforms and steps to trees . These connectors will weather and wear, and routine inspection and service is a must. With climbing/safety harness fully engaged, check all straps on ladder sections or stick steps as you ascend the tree. Retighten or replace straps as needed. When you top out at the platform, attach a Lifeline and leave this safety device attached all season. Inspect stand and connecters thoroughly. Replace worn straps or cables if noticeably worn. Check and tighten any loose [...]

25 06, 2023

5 Tips For Family Camping

Clay Hanback2023-06-25T09:49:59-04:00June 25th, 2023|Big Deer TV, BigDeer, sportsman channel|Comments Off on 5 Tips For Family Camping

The 4th of July is right around the corner, and many families will head to campgrounds. Some things to keep in mind: Get the Kids Involved When you take kids camping, keep them busy and off their phones and portable gaming devices. Start out with a little required work—setting up the tent, collecting firewood, etc. Then move on to a whole lot of fun. Go hiking with your son or daughter, show him or her animal tracks, fish for trout or bream, etc. The more active your kids are the more fun they’ll have, and they more they’ll enjoy the outdoors and camping and want to go with you again. Fire Up Make sure open-air fires are legal and safe [...]

12 05, 2023

How to Lease Land for Whitetail Hunting

Clay Hanback2023-05-12T11:14:56-04:00May 12th, 2023|Big Deer TV, Deer Hunting, sportsman channel, whitetail deer|Comments Off on How to Lease Land for Whitetail Hunting

Here’s your practical and affordable way to get into the land leasing game—and shoot more and bigger bucks. My old college buddy Dave hunts a 22-acre brush-and-briar thicket within walking distance of his house in Kentucky. “Nobody else hunted that spot, but I figured it is close to the house, so I’ll ask permission and try it if I can,” he said. Dave got the okay from the landowner, and he has hunted the spot for the last several years. In October he sees mostly does, and the bucks came in November, piling into the cover to breed the does and to flee the booming guns on surrounding lands. The first season he hunted the place, Dave saw 4 shooters [...]

16 02, 2023

Mississippi Hunter Kills Famed Swimming “Buck 140”

Clay Hanback2023-02-16T11:19:18-05:00February 16th, 2023|Big Deer TV, BigDeer, Deer Hunting, sportsman channel, whitetail deer|Comments Off on Mississippi Hunter Kills Famed Swimming “Buck 140”

In 2020 we reported on “Buck 140,” which amazed researchers with the Mississippi State Deer Lab as the GPS-collared deer left his home range in Mississippi and traveled into Louisiana, covering 40 miles and swimming across the mighty Mississippi River two times. "This guy is an extreme case of mobile personality on steroids," said one of the MSU researchers at the time. Turns out over the last 2 years, 140 walked more miles and swam the river 4 times on his cross-country migration! Alas, Buck 140’s traveling and swimming days came to an end one day last December when Mississippi hunter Trevor Martin pulled the trigger on the big-racked 8-pointer. “"I was so shocked," Trevor said. "I didn't even know [...]